http://www.planetary.org/news/2009/0430_Ma...ate_Spirit.html

Absolutely superb write-up, as always. These Updates put the efforts of many newspaper/magazine space journalists to shame.

So true, Stu. The amount of detail & plain-language analysis presented by TPS on the Web is simply staggering in both quality & quantity. Mr. Ryl's MER updates are always must-reads, as of course is Emily's blog; hope they get the professional recognition that they have earned.

Also, congratulations to you, Eduardo, and all the other members of UMSF's truly formidable talent brigade for consistently providing integral features for these articles!

A.J.S. Rayl is a lady called Salley, by the way...

I have found the Planetary Society as a great source and easy to read, as a high school teacher I have shared several of the blog reports with students and the students have learned from them while at the same time the blogs are informative to those of us who are more aware of the topics.

D'oh!!!!! Thanks for the correction, Stu, and my apologies to Ms. Rayl if she ever happens to read this!

fyi: Emily has an excellent article about the icy moons of Saturn in June's Sky & Telescope.